Place of birth Curitiba, Brazil Years Team Height 1.77 m Career start 2009 | Playing position Apps (Gls) Weight 75 kg | |
Full name Vinícius Goes Barbosa de Souza Date of birth (1991-04-15) 15 April 1991 (age 25) Current team Clube Atlético Paranaense (#29 / Midfielder) Similar Bergson da Silva, Rodrigo Souza, Júlio César, Renan Oliveira, Yuri Mamute | ||
Vinícius Goes Barbosa de Souza (born 15 April 1991), simply known as Vinícius, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Náutico on loan from Atlético Paranaense as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Born in Curitiba, Paraná, Vinícius graduated with Paraná in 2010, and made his professional debut on 20 July 2010, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–3 away loss against Brasiliense. He scored his first professional goal eleven days later, netting the third in a 4–0 home routing of Náutico.
On 30 November Vinícius moved to rivals Coritiba, initially assigned to the under-20s. On 26 May 2012 he made his Série A debut, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–3 home loss against Botafogo.
Vinícius was subsequently loaned to Joinville, Londrina and Tupi before being released by the club in December 2013.
On 17 February 2014 Vinícius signed for Anápolis, after a brief stint at Esportivo Bento Gonçalves. On 20 March he moved to Série B side Náutico, appearing in 33 matches and scoring five goals.
On 23 December 2014 Vinícius joined Fluminense, after agreeing to a one-year deal. In his top level debut for the club, he scored the winner in a home success against his former club Joinville.
